Supply Chain Supervisor - Post Consumer Brands

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility is 1,120,845 square feet and home to about 470 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives®. This location has a cannery that produces wet dog food and there is also a Distribution Center on-site. Bloomsburg is home to Bloomsburg University, a municipal airport, a landmark Town Park with many acres of recreational activities, and has one of the largest and longest running fairs in the country. With so much to do and see, Bloomsburg is a great place to live, work and play! 

OVERVIEW: 

Under the direction of the Site Supply Chain Manager, this position is a key people leader responsible for the day-to-day site warehouse operations.  The incumbent will have strategic and day-to-day leadership and responsibility to achieve people safety, food safety, quality, customer service, productivity, efficiency, cost, and accuracy objectives through both individual and team contributions.  This position provides direction, leadership, development, as well as, support to direct reports and other supervisors through empowerment, teamwork, on job assignments, and continuous improvement initiatives.  The Site Supply Chain Supervisor will engage frontline site warehouse operators across multiple shift schedules (across all shifts at representative site) in decision making while fostering a learning environment that requires involvement and personal accountability. A key deliverable is to demonstrate daily the need for continuous improvement and change necessary to deliver on business results through the pursuit of supply chain and warehouse best practices along with deployment and maintenance of standard work.

Work Location:  Fully onsite at the Bloomsburg, PA manufacturing facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop employees to meet and/or exceed performance expectations and conduct company standards for personal safety, productivity, quality, food safety, sanitation, environmental, regulatory compliance and SQF
• Manage frontline site warehouse operators across multiple shift schedules (across all shifts at representative site) to ensure day-to-day supply chain execution and plant support
• Oversee daily site warehouse operations; support partnership between the site supply chain and manufacturing operations at the plant site
• Manage, prioritize, and coordinate finished product, packaging, raw material and work-in-process inventories to meet production needs, quality standards, and cost constraints. Plan, organize and coordinate work activities of warehouse operations personnel to meet demand requirements.
• Manage employee communications, expectations and overall accountability. Act as general support and as a communication resource for employees. Consult with employees regarding personnel and production problems.
• Manage warehouse operations facilities, equipment and systems in functional, sanitary and safe working condition while meeting all regulatory requirements.
• Perform Safety, GMP, and Pre-Operational audits.
• Lead and drive continuous improvement efforts around safety, quality, damage reduction, engagement, waste, reliability, and yield.
• Support, improve and develop operating procedures to ensure required standards are being followed.
• Help develop and implement training programs for team members in a systematic manner to cover all contingencies; assist employees in their self-development, e.g., leadership development, outside education, etc. Know and communicate training status of the warehouse operations team.
• Ensure safety guidelines are understood and followed, incidents properly reported, deficiencies appropriately addressed, and emergencies handled correctly.
• Maintain relationships between shifts and departments through effective communications, shift transfer meetings, and escalation process.
• Provides technical expertise, intellectual horsepower, and understanding of plant and site supply chain processes.
• Acts as the stand in for the Site Supply Chain Manager during their absence and vacations.
• Mentors other supervisors, team leads, and team members.
• Follow PCB Values: Put Safety First, Be Bold, Win as One, Act Like an Owner, Do Right and Bring Joy
• Where applicable, honor and respect the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to provide for prompt and peaceful adjustment of differences which may arise between bargaining unit employees and the company.
• All other duties as required

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field.

EXPERIENCE:

• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Would prefer a minimum of 5 years of combined related experience, with a preference in supply chain warehouse operations or food processing/packaging.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and/or warehouse systems and processes.
• Strong knowledge of continuous improvement tools and techniques.
• Able to build relationships and inspire others.
• Must be mobile and able to take on broader assignments for additional development opportunities.